Viruses

Multiple Choice

What is a virus?

• Viruses are living organisms

• Viruses are a type of cell

• Viruses are small particles that do not grow, develop  or reproduce.

• Viruses are dead.

Open Ended

What are the Structures or Parts of a Virus? 

The parts of a Virus are: 

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Draw

Draw one type of Virus

Multiple Choice

Viruses can be transmitted through air, water, food, insect bites, and direct skin contact. Once a virus gains entry to the body, it invades a host cell in order to

• deactive the host cell's defences

• synthesize antibodies for defense

• metabolize hosts proteins and grow

• access cellular processes for replication

Multiple Choice

Virsues are able to replicate with or without a host

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

During the lytic Cycle...

• The virus attached to the cell first

• The cell copies parts for the cell first

• The virus attaches to the cell last/

• I have no idea what is going on.

Multiple Choice

In the lysogenic cycle the virus can remain dormant this mean...

• It can burts out quickly

• It can hide out in the cell for a long time

• It does not affect the cell at all.

• It is a very short cycle